The human drama, and long-term lessons, of the Fukushima nuclear disasterThe Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011 presented an enormous challenge even to Japan, one of the world's most advanced an
Yoichi Funabashi, a leading Japanese journalist, provides a behind-the-scenes look at the negotiations to denuclearize the peninsula. Informed by interviews with more than 160 diplomats and decisionm
This cutting edge collection examines Japan’s population issue, exploring how declining demographic trends are affecting Japan’s social structure, specifically in the context of Greater Tokyo, life in
Integration of Distributed Energy Resources in Power Systems: Implementation, Operation and Controlcovers the operation of power transmission and distribution systems and their growing difficulty as t
Economic cooperation by the U.S. and Japan has the potential to be a powerful stabilizing force in the Indo-Pacific Region. CSIS in partnership with the Asia Pacific Initiative examine opportunities f
Highly readable yet deeply researched, this book serves as an essential guide to the many ways in which Japan has risen to become one of the world's most creative and innovative societies.• Challenges
This book examines five features of Japan’s ‘Lost Decades’: the speed of the economic decline in Japan compared to Japan’s earlier global prowess; a rapidly declining population; considerable politica
When the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) came to power in September 2009, Japanese citizens expected the imminent arrival of a new political era, characterized by a two-party system. However, in addit
This book investigates the role played by the Asahi Newspaper, one of Japan's largest daily newspapers, as a mediator of information and power during the 20th century. Members of the staff at the pape
